The Great Depression
During the Great Depression, what term describes the makeshift settlements where the unemployed and homeless resided?
What are shantytowns?
?How did Herbert Hoover's background and expertise shape his efforts to address the Great Depression?
What is Herbert Hoover's intelligence, business background, and familiarity with economic theory
Who succeeded Herbert Hoover as President of the United States in 1932, promising a "New Deal" for the American people?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
What governmental organization, established during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, insures bank deposits up to a certain amount to restore confidence in the banking system?
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
What diverse group of professionals and academics did Franklin D. Roosevelt consult for advice in planning the New Deal?
What is the Brain Trust?
What natural disasters struck the Great Plains during the Great Depression, exacerbating the hardships faced by farmers?
What are giant dust storms?
What policy did Hoover initially advocate for, reflecting his belief in limited government intervention during economic downturns?
What is the hands-off or laissez-faire policy?
How did Franklin D. Roosevelt communicate with the American people during his presidency, particularly during times of crisis?
What are fireside chats?
What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) passed by Congress as part of the New Deal?
What is to end overproduction and raise crop prices?
Who was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Cabinet, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt as Secretary of Labor?
Who is Frances Perkins?
Who was the President of the United States during the onset of the Great Depression, and faced challenges in responding to the crisis?
Who is Herbert Hoover?
What was the name of the agency created by Congress in 1932 under Hoover's administration to provide loans to businesses and banks?
What is the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)?
What term describes the first hundred days of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, during which numerous major bills were passed?
What are relief, recovery, and reform?
What was the role of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in addressing the banking crisis during the Great Depression?
What is to insure bank deposits up to a certain amount?
What term describes Franklin D. Roosevelt's series of informal radio speeches to the American people, aimed at providing reassurance during times of crisis?
What are fireside chats?
What was the outcome of Herbert Hoover's approach to the Great Depression, which led Americans to seek a new leader in 1932?
What is Americans turning to a new leader who called for increased government intervention?
Despite the creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, why did it ultimately fail to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression?
What is the RFC's failure to effectively distribute loans to businesses and banks?
What were the three primary goals of the New Deal legislation proposed by Franklin D. Roosevelt during his first hundred days in office?
What is the Emergency Banking Bill?
How did the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), established during the New Deal, contribute to stabilizing the stock market?
What is regulating trading practices?
What was the significance of the fireside chats in Franklin D. Roosevelt's communication strategy with the American people?
What is to provide reassurance during times of crisis?
What major public works project, initiated during Hoover's tenure as Secretary of Commerce, provided employment during the early years of the Great Depression?
What is the hands-off policy or laissez-faire approach?
What major public works project, initiated during Hoover's tenure as Secretary of Commerce, provided employment during the early years of the Great Depression?
What is the Boulder Dam (later renamed Hoover Dam)?
What was the purpose of the Emergency Banking Bill passed by Congress early in Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency?
What is the promise of a "New Deal" for the American people?
What action did Franklin D. Roosevelt take in April 1933 to combat the currency shortage and shift away from the gold standard?
What is ordering individuals and businesses to turn in gold and cutting the tie between gold and paper money?
How did Franklin D. Roosevelt address the criticism of the New Deal programs, particularly in response to the protests of the Bonus Army marchers?
What is sending Eleanor Roosevelt to interact with the Bonus Army marchers?